CODY BRYDGES

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CODY BRYDGES 1985 - 2001 November Sky Can you hear my teardrops falling to the ground I'm up here in heaven my family can't be found I know I'm supposed to be here but I didn't want to come I've searched all over heaven I'm looking for my Mom. I've never been on a journey alone when I've been gone so long And now my brother goes to my grave so he can play my song I had so many plans and dreams before the sting of death I wish I could have grown-up first before my final breath. The November sky belongs to me it's when I left the earth On flight into infinity too soon after my birth Dad wipes my bronze pillow it's now where I sleep Our tears become one as he tries not to weep I wish I could make the sunshine reach my mother's broken heart But some of her soul came with me and it left an empty part. Heaven holds the finest things all souls whose hearts don't bleed But nothing can replace the hugs my loving parents need No refuge for a family that feels completely broken Please remember who I was and let my name be spoken You can't define a parent's love I am their little boy I am the keeper of their deepest pain and their greatest joy I am worthy of their suffering they showed me in their love But they will find serenity in the November sky above There is no stand-in for my place, no child is ever the same child twice My vessel empty my spirit gone my parents have paid the ultimate price The day I left I turned on the light of the brightest star that shines As my parents look up to the glorious sight they will know which one is mine. Now I'm part of my family's past the years now equal seven If I could wish for just one thing I'd ask for earth in heaven. - Cody

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 23, 2008